Piglins & The Past
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. File opened and checked on 15 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Welcome to Piglins & The Past! This mod is about mobs from prehistory and ancient ages. Also adds a few foods like nertherite carrots. Piglin Brutes now…
⬇ Download on CurseForgeWelcome to Piglins & The Past! This mod is about mobs from prehistory and ancient ages. Also adds a few foods like nertherite carrots. Piglin Brutes now drop netherite nuggets and some other goods, that can be eaten or drunk. New dimensions:
The Past
The past dimension is created using Golden Frame and Past Dimension Portal Igniter (dropped by ancient skeleton boss)
To summon boss, you will need gilded blackstone and soul soil. Combine it in smithing table to get Magic Lamp.
Break it and fight the boss!
Dimension biomes:
Scorchwood Plains
Mesozoic Valley
Requirements:
You'll need diamond armor, because of incredibly fast Ancient Creepers. Rest of mobs are pretty easy.
Dark World
Dark World is the second dimension, Anglers are only residents that live here. They are peacefull guys.
Dimension biomes:
Fungal Swamp
Requirements:
Since the dimension is unfinished, only thing needed is food, but soon more dangerous monsters will be added.
If you want to make a portal, you'll need gilded blackstone frame and big dark amulet. To make it craft totem of
undying circled with small dark amulets dropped by dark critters that spawn in end.
Bosses
There are two bosses in the mod, Fireologer And Greater Fire Spirit.
To fight Fireologer you'll need two marble bricks and two magma blocks. Craft marble magmatic altar (crafting simillar to coarse dirt) then break it.
His drop will be needed to summon Greater Fire Spirit.
To fight Greater Fire Spirit you will need the Fire Totem (dropped by Fireologer) and 8 netherite scraps (crafting simillar to painting).
His drop is Crystal Sword that's very powerfull, over 17 damage!
Guardians
There are three guardians:
Overworld guardian, found in savannah,
Nether guardian found in Nether Wastes,
And End guardian, found in End Small Islands.
They don't drop anything, but they seem important in the next update.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as BIG Update!.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.2 MB
- Download link checked 4 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.